Poor sleep makes us miserable. Not only that, but research has shown that if we don't get enough sleep, it can be bad for our mental health, result in poor performance and concentration, and in the long term can increase our risk of diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's.<p>But no matter how many times …

After the island’s power company canceled the controversial Whitefish contract, there are several federal inquiries into that contract and another $200 million deal with an Oklahoma-based company.<p>A second contract with a company hired to rebuild Puerto Rico’s all but collapsed power grid is coming …

The complicated question of language and nationalism<p>In 1983, the parliament of Catalonia passed a law that would help the region assert its identity, and its autonomy, relative to the rest of Spain. It made Catalan the region’s official language—this after the language was banned for four decades …

<b>Villagers in a remote area of north-west Pakistan are in shock after armed men forced a 16-year-old girl to walk half-naked through the village, claiming it was to redeem their family honour.</b><p>Local residents say the woman was targeted because of her brother's long-forgotten secret affair with a …

Environmental officials in El Salvador are trying to establish what caused the death of hundreds of sea turtles found floating in the sea.<p>Many of the 400 marine turtles were decomposing when they were discovered off El Salvador's Pacific coast, the country’s environment ministry said.<p>They were …

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan government has moved to temporarily ban WhatsApp, the messaging app that is popular among the country’s elite, angering some users and raising concerns about freedom of expression.<p>Government letters asking private telecommunications companies to suspend WhatsApp as …

Catalans have taken to the streets to protest after nine Catalan government cabinet ministers were taken from court to jails around Madrid.<p>In a speech broadcast late on Thursday, ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont called for protest against the Spanish authorities "without violence, peacefully …